Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

AMBER ALERT:  Police Near Austin Say 14-Year Old Girl Was Abducted

AMBER ALERT: Police Near Austin Say 14-Year Old Girl Was Abducted

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas DPS issued an Amber Alert Thursday night, January 20, for 14-year-old Hillary Salcedo of Buda, about 15 minutes south of Austin. Salcedo was last seen at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, according to authorities. She is described as Hispanic with red or auburn hair and black eyes, is 5-foot-4 tall…MORE

11-year-old Missing Dallas Boy Found Safe

11-year-old Missing Dallas Boy Found Safe

UPDATE: (WBAP/KLIF)- An 11-year-old Dallas boy has been found alive after being missing for nearly 36 hours. Dallas Police say Traveon Griffin was found at a home on Winecup Ridge Dr., a few streets over from where he was last seen when he ran away from home. Police say he knows a kid who lives…MORE

TX Secretary of State Tries to Clear Up Confusion Over New Ballot-by-Mail Applications

TX Secretary of State Tries to Clear Up Confusion Over New Ballot-by-Mail Applications

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has begun a series of informational webinars amid criticism and confusion surrounding the new mail-in ballot forms. Thousands of ballots have been rejected across the state because registered voters were either sent the old forms, or they failed to meet new requirements added to the new…MORE

Governor Wants To Give Parents Power Over School Districts

Governor Wants To Give Parents Power Over School Districts

(WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott wants to empower parents in the education of their children. The governor wants to grant parents access to all course curriculum and materials, while ensuring that school personnel convicted of providing “pornographic materials” to minors would “lose their public credentials and state licensing.” Abbott, Thursday, unveiled a plan that would…MORE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be funding a Major Infrastructure Project in Fort Worth

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be funding a Major Infrastructure Project in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the puzzle of almost 2 decades of planning in the city of Fort Worth. Rep. Kay Granger, Republican Leader of the House Appropriations Committee, made the announcement about the large donation to begin construction on the Trinity River Vision/Central City flood control project. With their…MORE

Supreme Court Won’t Speed Challenge to Texas Abortion Limits

Supreme Court Won’t Speed Challenge to Texas Abortion Limits

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the latest setback for abortion rights in Texas, the Supreme Court has refused to speed up the ongoing court case over the state’s ban on most abortions. Over dissents from the three liberal justices, the court has declined to order a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal…MORE

Texas Bracing for a Cold Few Days

Texas Bracing for a Cold Few Days

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Division of Emergency Management this week to increase the readiness of the State Operations Center ahead of winter weather that is expected to impact large portions of Texas into the weekend. According to the Governor, light snow is expected in the Panhandle, and wintry mix…MORE

UK Police Arrest 2 Men Over Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taking

UK Police Arrest 2 Men Over Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taking

LONDON (AP) – British police say they have arrested two people in connection with a hostage-taking at a synagogue in Texas. Counter Terrorism Police North West said one man was arrested on Thursday in Birmingham, central England, and another in Manchester. They are being held for questioning and have not yet been charged. British citizen…MORE

Up to 40% of Mail-In Ballots Have Been Rejected in 3 NTX Counties

Up to 40% of Mail-In Ballots Have Been Rejected in 3 NTX Counties

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas election officials have rejected hundreds of mail in ballot applications because they did not meet requirements of the new law that requires a drivers license number or the last four digits of a social security number. Elections administrators in Dallas,Tarrant and Denton counties have said up to 40% of mail-in ballot…MORE